Press Releases

Colleagues from the North East Ambulance Service have been shortlisted for the National Armed Forces & Emergency Services Events (NAFESE) Covenant & Services Awards 2025.

Apprentices from the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have been shortlisted for a number of awards at the North East Apprenticeship Awards 2025. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 26 June at Newcastle United Football Club, Newcastle.

To mark the start of Learning Disability Week 2025, themed “Do You See Me?”, North East Ambulance Service proudly announces the launch of a sector-first, co-produced Learning Disability and Autism training programme, created in partnership with patients, carers, and advocacy groups across the region.

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is proud to announce it has once again been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader – a national mark of commitment to supporting disabled people in the workplace.

Volunteers for the North East Ambulance Service were recognised at the service’s annual Volunteer Awards at Kingston Park Rugby Club in Newcastle, last night (Monday 9 June).  

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is to take part in a new research project working with Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to highlight unexpected health problems early.

The initiative is a partnership between North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and Newcastle University to train medical students to volunteer as the Trust’s community first responder scheme. 

The North East Ambulance Service celebrates National Volunteers Week (2-8 June 2025) by spotlighting the incredible work of its community first responders who provide a lifeline to remote communities across the region.

Community defibrillators have been deployed by North East Ambulance Service health advisors to over 800 patients across Sunderland in 2024.

Liz, who was recently elected as our joint deputy lead governor, spoke to us about her role